In cancer, it’s back to the future as old treatments make cutting-edge ones more effective

(By Sharon Begley for STAT)

New cancer drugs that unleash the immune system on tumors are all the rage, getting credit for curing former President Jimmy Carter’s advanced melanoma and inspiring tech billionaire Sean Parker to pledge $250 million to cancer research. Behind the excitement, however, is the hard truth that these therapies work in only a minority of patients. Continue reading article here….

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